Personal Injury Lawyer in Pickering, Ontario

Injury lawyers for Pickering

Pickering carries two of the busiest highways in the region: Highway 401 along the south and Highway 407 across the north. Add Brock Road, Liverpool Road, Whites Road, Kingston Road and the traffic around Pickering Town Centre and the GO station, and Pickering sees a steady stream of serious collisions.

Our Ajax office is a few minutes east along Kingston Road. Pickering clients can meet us in person, or by video, phone or a home or hospital visit when getting around is difficult after an injury.

Highway and toll-road collisions

Highway collisions tend to happen at speed and often involve several vehicles, commercial trucks or chain-reaction rear-ends. Fault can be contested, and the Ontario fault determination rules will decide how your own insurer treats you for property damage, separate from who is responsible for your injuries in a lawsuit.

Collisions on Highway 401 and Highway 407 are generally investigated by the Ontario Provincial Police rather than Durham Regional Police. We obtain the police report, any available video and the other drivers' insurance details, and get your accident benefits claim started. See car accident claims and deadlines.

Injury claims we handle in Pickering

• Car accidents and motorcycle accidents
• Pedestrian and cyclist injuries
• Uber, Lyft and Hopp accidents
• Accident benefits claims and insurer denials
• Slip and fall and dog bite injuries
• Catastrophic injuries, including brain and spinal cord injuries
• Long-term disability denials

Injury deadlines in Ontario

• 7 days to notify your own auto insurer that you intend to claim accident benefits (O. Reg. 34/10, s. 32).
• 10 days to give written notice to the municipality after an injury caused by a municipal road or sidewalk; 60 days for snow or ice on private property.
• 120 days to give written notice of a claim to the at-fault driver (Insurance Act, s. 258.3).
• 2 years to start most injury lawsuits (Limitations Act, 2002).

Late notice does not always end a claim, but it can make it harder. Exceptions apply; speak with a lawyer about your specific deadline.

Construction zones and new communities

North Pickering and Seaton are still under construction, with new roads, changing traffic patterns and construction traffic. Injuries caused by road design, missing signage or poor maintenance can involve claims against a municipality or contractor, which carry a short written notice deadline. If you were hurt on a road or sidewalk, contact us quickly so that notice is given in time. See pedestrian and cyclist injury claims.

Free consultation, no fee unless we recover

Injury consultations are free. We handle personal injury files on a contingency basis: our fee is a percentage of the amount recovered, on a sliding scale of 28% to 36% with a maximum of 36%, and you pay no legal fee if there is no recovery. You receive a written contingency agreement before we start. See how our injury fees work.

Where Pickering injury claims are decided

Most injury lawsuits arising in Pickering are brought in the Superior Court of Justice at the Durham Region Courthouse, 150 Bond Street East, Oshawa. Disputes with your own insurer over accident benefits are decided by the Licence Appeal Tribunal, usually by video or in writing. Most claims settle before trial, often after mediation.

How to get started

1. Call, WhatsApp or use the consultation form with a short description of your matter.
2. We run a conflict check before discussing details.
3. We book a consultation with a lawyer, in person in Ajax or by video.
4. If you proceed, you receive a written retainer or contingency agreement before work begins.
5. We send a document checklist and confirm next steps and deadlines.